Also called: Vehicle Delivery Driver, Dealer Trade Driver
Drives new and used vehicles one at a time from factories, dealers or rental lots to their next owner, then rides home.
You fly to Ohio, pick up a new RV at the factory, and drive it two days to a dealer in Texas. Then you take a bus to the airport and do it again with a school bus headed to Kansas.
Estimated; many are contractors paid per mile.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.25 years after high school. High school plus a clean driving record; a CDL for big vehicles.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: None required.
Growing about average. Steady demand from RV, bus and dealer networks.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Self-driving vehicles may slowly reduce these routes over a decade.
Age 21+. One way to start: Apply to driveaway companies that deliver new vehicles; you'll need a DOT medical card
Classes: Driver’s education, Geography, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3099.
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